One of the things I have repeatedly said about 9/11 is that it is sad how EVERYTHING is justified by 9/11, but yet trying to get answers about 9/11 is nearly impossible..

Here are a couple of articles about things that are justified by 9/11, things that without 9/11 would never have happened. Trying to make a list of these things is pretty tough nowadays, but I am sure each of you can think of a few things that would never have happened without being justified by 9/11.

A month after the 'axis of evil:' British foreign secretary Straw says case for Iraq is weak

If 11 September had not happened, it is doubtful that the US would now be considering military action against Iraq. In addition, there has been no credible evidence to link Iraq with UBL and Al Qaida. Objectively, the threat from Iraq has not worsened as a result of 11 September. What has however changed is the tolerance of the international community (especially that of the US), the world having witnesses on September 11 just what determined evil people can these days perpetuate.

FLOOR STATEMENT BY SENATOR RICHARD J. DURBIN ON GUANTANAMO BAY

On a couple of occasions, I entered interview rooms to find a detainee chained hand and foot in a fetal position to the floor, with no chair, food or water. Most times they urinated or defecated on themselves, and had been left there for 18-24 hours or more. On one occasion, the air conditioning had been turned down so far and the temperature was so cold in the room, that the barefooted detainee was shaking with cold....On another occasion, the [air conditioner] had been turned off, making the temperature in the unventilated room well over 100 degrees. The detainee was almost unconscious on the floor, with a pile of hair next to him. He had apparently been literally pulling his hair out throughout the night. On another occasion, not only was the temperature unbearably hot, but extremely loud rap music was being played in the room, and had been since the day before, with the detainee chained hand and foot in the fetal position on the tile floor.

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